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Below is the code i used in my sidebar to display the user website.

<div><a href="<?php the_author_meta('user_url'); ?>>View website</a></div>

My problem is, it still showing "View website" when the user didn't fill in any web url in their profile.

How can i make it disappear when the user don't have any website in their profile? Thanks!

<?php if(strlen(the_author_meta('user_url'))) { ?>
<div><a href="<?php the_author_meta('user_url'); ?>>View website</a></div>
<?php
}
?>

do i need a echo before the <div>?

tried the code, seems like the { } not working. Only output the user_url.

Try:

<?php
if(strlen(get_the_author_meta('user_url'))) {
echo '<div><a href="' . get_the_author_meta('user_url') . '">View website</a></div>';
}
?>

Oh yah - what tmoorewp said. I don't use the template tags much and I forget that uh, yah, they're meant for outputting.

Much thanks to DeannaS and tmoorewp. It's working now :D